Straughn backs technology for better business prospects Anesta Henry05/10/20230264 views As the government drives the nation towards a fully digital society, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn on Wednesday called on corporate Barbados to adopt technology, enabling citizens… Read more
World Bank forecasts 4.6 per cent growth in 2023 Marlon Madden05/10/20230102 views The World Bank is predicting growth of 4.6 per cent for the Barbados economy this year, followed by 4 per cent next year and 3 per cent in 2025. The… Read more
PSV body reports satisfactory talks with transport authorities Emmanuel Joseph05/10/2023075 views The organisation which represents the largest number of public service vehicle (PSV) operators in Barbados is reporting satisfactory talks with the Ministry of Transport on a list of grievances, with… Read more
Tour buses called away during union visit to hotel workers Anesta Henry05/10/20230112 views By Anesta Henry A planned Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) tour to see tourism workers on the west and south coasts was disrupted Wednesday when the three privately owned tour buses… Read more
DIFFERENT ROUTE Barbados Today05/10/20230124 views The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) was forced to adjust a tour to tourism workers on the island’s south and west coasts today, after the buses they were using were pulled.… Read more
Food court owner urges Government to act to resolve land dispute Emmanuel Joseph05/10/2023079 views Just over a month after Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced she had set a deadline for Attorney General Dale Marshall and Senior Minister of Planning and Development Dr William Duguid… Read more
Judge awaits word from attorneys in judicial review of Coroner’s ruling in Mottley death Emmanuel Joseph05/10/20230141 views The start of the judicial review into last year’s ruling by Coroner Graveney Bannister who probed the death of Warren Mottley has been postponed for a second time. The hearing… Read more
Lawyers seeking commission of inquiry, more protection of client-attorney privilege Marlon Madden05/10/2023096 views The scandal involving the discovery of a cell phone taped under a table in a police station interviewing room while a lawyer conferred with her client escalated on Wednesday with… Read more
Land tax payment deadlines extended Barbados Today05/10/20230140 views Government has approved an extension of the 10 per cent and five per cent discount deadlines for the settlement of 2023-2024 land tax bills. The 10 per cent discount deadline… Read more
Can NIS carry this heavy weight? Barbados Today05/10/20230110 views The media have been receiving some consistent bashing by political operatives of some politicians for not doing enough digging. They claim the Fourth Estate has been soft, doing very little… Read more